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As a service advisor for two years on Infiniti's, I can answer question 1 for you: There are two standards for emissions in the states: California and the rest of the country. Basically, every car sold nowdays is a California emission car, otherwise there would be two power outputs per engine...

My 6s is a 5-speed, but when I was tracking the mpg it was dead-on what the sticker said: 19city, 26highway. Just past 1,500 miles and it seems to have actually improved as I go further on each tank of gas now- suspect it's a little better after the break-in period. I just went 110 miles on...

I bought my MP3 in Washington State- at the Kirkland dealership. They were pretty good, if anyone is looking for an MSP. But am in California now.

That seems really weird, that they'd use two coils and two wires- but sure enough, I went and confirmed for myself. So, the spark plugs are required to be replaced at 30,000 miles- does that mean the two wires should be replaced also?

Does the FS version of our engine use spark plug wires? That seems weird that we would have direct ignition, but the higher performance version would still use a cap and rotor... I figured the newer miatas would have direct ignition also.

Everyone with the rear sway bar clunk- I've been living with the clunk for awhile now, sort of waiting until Mazda came up with a good fix for it... but a few weeks back the clunk changed into a banging noise that was fairly severe sounding. Put the car on a rack at my work and found a...

May have been me, took a friend to SFO the other day. Actually, he flew to Santa Barbara and said a dealer there has an MP3 with only 2500 miles on it for sale for $19,500!! Guess I know where to go when it's time to sell.

take it to the dealer... Best advise for the 30K service... I work at an Infiniti dealership in Northern California as a service writer. Even the techs at my shop told me to take the car to the dealer. The only way the maintenance will be done correctly on the car is to take it to factory...

we've all made mistakes These are great stories about simple oil mistakes. When I had my Integra in high school, it slowly started making a clicking noise that got worse over the course of a few months. Right when it was time for another oil change the ticking was really loud and I thought...

I wonder what percentage has had their stereos stolen. I bet the percentage of MP3's with stolen stereos is higher than the national average.

As this becomes more of a reality, I want to change it up a bit more. Spoolin, with a Stage 3 kit and T25 turbo, what are your guesses as to full boost (5lb) by 2,000 rpm and achieving 160 max whp? Also, once it is tuned correctly, would I need to have a boost guage? (some new volvos and saabs...

Injen has had their dyno on the MP3 down for awhile now. Isn't someone on here their test car? What's happening with that? Are they going to retest it? I know there was some doubt as to whether the CAI could really produce 8whp... anybody know if they are retesting?

Okay, stage II with a t28 will be perfect, as long as it provides the same 160whp. I'll let you know what happens with the job. This will be awesome- better looking and faster than an MSP!:cool:

That sounds excellent! If everything pans out with my new job, I should be ready to purchase in 4-8 weeks- cost is not as much of a concern as performance, drivability, and durability. Will it still provide 160whp? Or will it need an intercooler setup to achieve that number? 160whp is about...

But that's the main thing I want- I'm thinking at 2,700-2,800 rpm to have 100% boost... as opposed to 3,200. Even with only 160whp, if you had 80% of your power from 2,400-6,400, the car would SMOKE!

Thanks to everyone who posted in this section- especially those who lend technical information. I knew plenty about engines, but nothing about turbo or supercharger systems until searching through these threads. Here's the setup I want... The gaol: 160whp with full boost BEFORE 3,000rpm...

I think there is a new industry standard in clutch materials or build quiality because my friends with a WRX, Corvette, and Maxima all have a similar shudder when cold. I usually rev circa 2,000 rpm then be gentle with the clutch and it's okay. Not sure what the high idle/ ULEV thing people...

Still interested in the stage 1... how about that dyno?

This sounds great, and appropriately priced. How much power is the stage one going to be, again? 160whp? I am interested as well.

best performance??? I've read a couple times the way to get the most from your cams is to open up your intake and exhaust for better breathing. So are we talking about a new intake manifold and cat back exhaust? Or will a good CAI and Mazdaspeed muffler open it up a little?